Pros and Cons of LVP and LVT

Vinyl flooring is available in different types and one of these types is luxury vinyl flooring Burpengary. This luxury version is found both in planks form as well as tiles form and in both these forms, they are laden with their share of pros and cons. 

Here in this blog post, we will go through these pros and cons of both luxury vinyl tiles and luxury vinyl planks. 

WHAT DOES LVP STAND FOR?  WHAT DOES LVT STAND FOR?

The term, LVP stands for stands for Luxury Vinyl Planks and LVT stands for LUXURY VINYL TILES and here, LVP looks more like planks of hardwood and then, the luxury vinyl tiles more like ceramic tiles or natural tiles. 

According to the experts, they are mainly individual pieces of vinyl and because of this, they are almost identical to the real thing. The common thing between LVT and LVP is that both of them are totally waterproof.

WHAT IS LUXURY VINYL PLANK FLOORING?

PROS AND CONS -

The fact about LVP and LVT is that these they look more or less like engineered hardwood, but yes, they are incredibly versatile and resilient. 

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF LUXURY VINYL FLOORING?

LVP Flooring -

The first thing that needs a mention here is that luxury flooring is available in glued form and these vinyls are glued down directly to the sub-concrete base or the plywood. They provide a bit of a cushion and insulation from the sub-floor below. These engineered vinyl planks look and feel amazingly realistic and moreover, they sound very real. Not just this, they are available in super stylish colours.

WATERPROOF -

One top benefit is that both these flooring types are totally waterproof and because of this, both these options are a great selection for areas prone to water, such as kitchens, basements and mudrooms. Then, one more point is that it can be installed on top of virtually any surface.